Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,199, Stephen Fountain, Mass.

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Fountain, Stephen
S. 42,199
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H2 199 INVALID.
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File No. H2 199
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Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 172
[Arrangement of 1870.]

14.049 Q Ohio
Stephen Fountain of Huron County in the state of Ohio who was a Private in the regiment commanded Colonel Bailey of the Maquoketa line, for the term of Four Years
Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 20 th of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th of Aug t and sent to Asa Langford Esq. Huron Ohio
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 67. 9 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sep 1819. 48. 0 8 Mo. \frac{11}{30}  \frac{4}{31} $115. 9
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Wanting the judge's certificate of the reduced circumstances of the applicant
17 th Feb y 1889
Co 20 15 10 5 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16
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State of Ohio of On this 20 th day of June 1818 before me the sub- scriber one of the Associate Judges in and for said county personally appears Stephen Fountain aged 72 sixty years resident of said county of Huron who being first duly sworn according to law with an oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval ser- vices of the United States in the revolutionary war that the said Stephen Fountain enlisted in the United States service at Bemis height State of New York in the month of August 1777 that he volunteered to supply the place of Deborah White a private in a company commanded by Capt Warren of the second Massachusetts regiment second Brigade of Massachusetts troops commanded by Gen Arnold that the said White soon after died that the said Stephen Fountain continued to serve in said Company Regiment & Brigade till November 1781 that he received his discharge at West-point state of New York in November 1781 that he was at the taking of the army under Gen Burgoyne at Stillwater NY was at the Battle on Brandywine creek New Jersey Sept 11 th 1777 was at the Battle of Germantown Oct 5 th 1777 was at the Battle of Red Bank June 28 th 1778 that he is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other will than now in his power of said service sworn to and declared before me this day one year aforesaid. Jabez Wright Associate Judge Stephen Fountain  Whereas we certify that it appears to our satisfaction that the said Stephen Fountain has served in the revolutionary war as stated in the foregoing declaration against the common enemy and now trans- mit the proceedings and testimony have thereon before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress
Jabez Wright Associate Judge
I hereby certify that in addition to the above that I have been personally acquainted with Stephen Fountain and know him to be under indigent circumstances and am of opinion he stan- ds in need of assistance from his country for support
Jabez Wright Associate Judge

Stephen Fountain
I do hereby certify that I aboy wright at the time of making the within cer- -tificate was one of the Associate Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Union & State of Ohio and that the signature at the bottom of the said certif- -ficate was made by the proper hand of the said I aboy wright In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court as aforesaid this 3 rd day of July AD 1818
James Williams Clerk
of the court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Union
Admitted
a Roll
Stephen Fountain Private 447 to 81 Baily Map the Aug!

Stephen Fountain
W.P. 049
Greenville Ohio December 26. 1820
Sept. 1819
Ohio 328 Rec. 26 Jan. 1821
Genl. J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington co.
Easton Morris Esq. Clerk of Dist. Court
Greenville Ohio April 1821

The State of Ohio } Darke County } On this fifteenth day of December 1820 Personally appeared in open court being a court of record of the county of Darke aforesaid which pro- ceed according to the course of the com- mon law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of their proceedings - Stephen Fountain aged 66 years resident in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served as follows in the Revolu- tionary War in the company commanded by Captain Warren and after his death by Captain Lord in the 9 th Regiment of the 2 d Brigade in the Massachusetts line and that the number of his pen- sion certificate is No. 14049. and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1828 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my prop- erty or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to pro- vide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1828

And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
  2 Old Horses $ 36.00   1 set of horse gears 5.00   1 Cow 10.00   1 Pot 1.00   1 Spider Kneever & forked 2.00   1 Chair 1.50   $ 49.50 
And that he is by occupation a farmer that he is not able to work any of any amount and that his family is his wife Rodah aged 55 years very frail & infirm and unable to do much work one girl aged 11 years one grand child aged 2 years And further this deponent saith not
Sworn to and subscribed to this 15 th day of December Stephen Fountain 1828 — Eastin Morris Clerk
The State of Ohio } Dake County } the court of common Pleas of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court and that I do further certify that

It is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Forty nine dollars & 62 1/2 cents —
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Greenville the twenty first day of December One Thousand eight hundred & twenty
Justin M c Griz. Clerk